Right of Way
Bryan Santo, Director of Roads, supervises the staff and operations of the MCDR Right of Way Department. The staff is responsible for the preparation of right of way plans, developing parcel drawings and legal descriptions, property appraisals and purchases, and providing relocation assistance to individuals and businesses that may be displaced by a construction project.
The staff is also responsible for securing right of way for new interior roads in non-platted developments.
In addition, the Right of Way Department provides property management services for the Macomb County Department of Roads existing right of way, facilities and excess properties. Property management duties include processing petitions for abandonment, obtaining voluntary right of way dedications and cataloging Macomb County Department of Roads right of way.